2 Chronicles 23:20:42 Chr.23.20.W4TAB
וְאֶת־הָֽאַדִּירִים֩
veethaadirim
“and the nobles”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-a-di-RIM
- Extended
- veh-eht-haa-ah-dih-REEM
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.haː.ʔad.diːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the nobles
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ha-a-di-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-ha-a-di-RIM ve-et-ha-mo-she-LIM ba-AM
- clause
va-yik-KAKH et-sa-RE ha-me-OT ve-et-ha-a-di-RIM ve-et-ha-mo-she-LIM ba-AM ve-ET kol-AM ha-A-rets va-yo-RED et-ha-ME-lekh mi-BET ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO-u be-TOKH-sha-AR ha-el-YON BET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH et-sa-RE ha-me-OT ve-et-ha-a-di-RIM ve-et-ha-mo-she-LIM ba-AM ve-ET kol-AM ha-A-rets va-yo-RED et-ha-ME-lekh mi-BET ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO-u be-TOKH-sha-AR ha-el-YON BET ha-ME-lekh va-yo-shi-VU et-ha-ME-lekh AL ki-SE ha-mam-la-KHA
Exegesis
The verb vayikach {וַיִּקַּח | va-yik-kaḥ} ‘and he took’ initiates the collection of groups, each marked by the particle ve-et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} ‘and {direct object marker}’.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-rʾ–d–r
“mighty, noble”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:20
He gathered the commanders of the hundreds, the nobles, the rulers among the people, and all the inhabitants of the land, and he led the king down from the house of the LORD . They went in by the upper gate of the king’s house and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 23:20, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הָֽאַדִּירִים֩ (veethaadirim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.23.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.20.W4.S1) and character.